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Rancho Maria, the 2nd bonded and licensed winery in Pima County (as of September 2011 [edit: Charron Vineyards is actually the first]), had a somewhat disappointing yield per acre this year, but that just means the fruit harvested during the … Continue reading →

Wine is primarily cellared for two reasons; first, to allow the wine time to improve with age, and second, to stock up on a particularly good vintage. In Arizona, our relatively warm ambient room temperatures and lack of basements makes … Continue reading →

For Arizona winemakers, Monsoon season is both a welcome change and an obstacle. As harvest nears for those of us in the Tucson and Phoenix wine valleys, deficit watering has been underway, so the heavy rains throw off that process … Continue reading →

Cocina Adobe Vineyard We decided to bottle last year’s wine today to make room for this year’s harvest; the first from our vineyard. Making wine can be a messy job, so I prefer to keep the mess in the garage. … Continue reading →

This is a good sign. I’ve only sprayed the grapevines once this whole season with a chrysanthemum mix (organic, from Ace Hardware), and have had no problems with bugs. Between this guy (er, gal), the black widows, and other spiders, … Continue reading →